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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-12

too much food at once, hold our heads
down close to our plates; Of our eating
| with our knives when we should use
our forks, and Of "bolting" our food.
shall not resent or deny these
charges; if they are true in any case
| / should not think of defending the
person guilty of such ill-breeding. ana
| If none of us are guilty it does not con-
Germ us. But would ask all girls and
BOYS to watch themselves, and md
out how far they are from doing any OF
these things. You need not mention
to any one the result of these observe
tons on your own behavior; just set
tie the question with yourselves.
..Please etstuse me, mamma, SAID
| little Harry, as he finished his dinner
the other day.
ooh, isn't that sweetf' exclaimed
Mrs Graham, who, with her husband.
had been invited to dine with Mrs.
Owens.
Before Mr.. G. had time to reply to
his wife Mrs. Owens said:
..No, my son, can not excuse you
until you have placed your knife and
fork in their proper position.
While the little fellow was arrang-
ing his knife and fork. Mr.. G. said:
Eyes, it is certainly pleasure to
see children polite and mannerly, es-
pecially at the table. 1t is really q
pleasure to have the little ones around
| the table with us when we can feel that
there is no danger of being mortified
at their disorderly conduct. !"
While refined manners are SO sweet
and pretty, there is no more repulsive
object than person who eats noisily,
grossly, indignantly. DR.. johnson is
remembered for his brutal way OF eat
ing almost as much as for his great
learning and genius. With him it was
selfish preoccupation.
A part of table manners should be
the conversation. BY mutual consent
every one should bring only the best
that is in him to the table. There
should be the greatest care taken in
the family circle to talk of only agree
able topics at meals
The mutual forbearance which
prompts the neat dress, the respectful
bearing, the delicate habit of eating,
/ r
the attention to table etiquette. should
also make the mind put on its best
dress, and the effort of any one at
meal should be to make himself or her
self as agreeable as possible.
No one should show any haste in be-
ing helped, any displeasure at being
left until the last.
A little boy was shown the picture OF
the martyrs thrown to the lions. He
startled his friends by shouting: '.MaI
Oh, ma! just look at that poor little
lion way behind there. He won't get
any,"
| That sort of anxiety is all very well
in the case of little lions and bears and
puppies, but not at all nice for little
boys on their own account --'.Mr.
| Punch" IN ~ O. Times Democrat
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-12
THE ERIE CANAL.

Major PORES Recollections of the Open.
ing of the Great Waterway.
have faint recollection, for was
small boy then, of the grand celebra.
ton at New York of the opening of the
canal from Lake Erie to the Hudson
river. On the 25th of October, 1925,
eight years and four months from the
time the work commenced, the Erie
canal was completed, and On that day
the Seneca Chief. with De Witt Clln-
| ton, then Governor of the State of New
York, Lieutenant Governor Tallmadge
| and various committees on board, left
Buffalo for the Hudson river. Along
| the entire line of the canal, within
hearing distance of each other, heavy
artillery were placed, and the starting
of the Seneca Chief from Buffalo was
carried to the city of New York as fast
as sound could travel, and by the same
means it was announced in Buffalo
that this great event was known in
| New York. This was before the pres
ent mode of communicating informa-
ton by telegraph had been known; but
the plan was so well executed that in
one hour and thirty minutes from the
firing of the first gun in Buffalo, the
echo was heard in New York and re-
turned to Buffalo. It was a day of
great rejoicing throughout the State,
| and the arrival of the ''Chief' at the
various places along the line was sig
nalized with great pomp and splendor.
Every city and village had prepared its
festival, and throughout the whole line,
from the lake to the ocean, it was a
voyage of triumph. On the Cd of No
vember the Seneca Chief reached the
city of Albany, eight days from Buff
falo, and on the 4th she arrived in the
city of New York.
When the fleet, which was composed
of the Seneca Chief and several steam
and other craft from Albany, New
York and other places on the river,
reached Sandy Hook, Governor De
Witt Clinton proceeded to perform the
ceremony of commingling the waters
| of the lake with the ocean by pouring
keg of Lake Erie water into the At
Iantic when he delivered the following
address:
''This solemnity at this place on the
| first arrival of vessels from Lake Erie
is intended to indicate and comment
crate the navigable communication
which has been accomplished between
| our Mediterranean seas and the Allan
tic ocean in about eight years, and to
| the extent of more than 425 miles, by
the wisdom, public spirit and energy of
the people of the State of New York;
and may the God of the heavens and
the earth smile most propitiously on
this work, and render it subservient to
the best interests of the human race"
Ben: Perley Poore. in Boston Budget
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STEAMER BURNED.

The Steamer b. p. Heath Burned on Lake
Michigan-Narrow Escape of the Crew
The Pilot Drowned notwithstanding
Gallant Efforts to Rescue Him.
SHEBoYGAN, Wis, May 3.-The steamer
b. p. Heath, loaded with hay, caught fire
forward yesterday afternoon when OFF
this port and about five miles out in the
lake. The crew began at once to battle
with the flames. The boat could not be
headed in the furious westerly gale that
was raging, as the wind would have
caused the fires to spread throughout the
steamer.
The Heath was finally turned toward
Centerville Point, and when near that
place the crew endeavored to make a
landing at the pier, but the swift current
carried the burning steamer north Of the
landing. She struck the beach about
thirty yards from shore.
The mate and second engineer entered
the small boat. but it swamped, and be-
fore the occupants could bail out the
water the painter parted and drifted a
few miles north, where the men landed.
The people on shore formed volunteer
crew and went out to rescue the remain
der of those on board. After getting
alongside line was connected with the
steamer, but was burned away. The cur
rent carried the rescuing party away.
After the last effort to reach
the barge was made, but before the boat
made one-h half the distance flames CON-
peeled the men on the steamer to jump
overheard. Engineer Rogers was the
first to make the leap, and after
a hard struggle against the current
and undertow he reached the beach ex-
.hausted. George Olson was evidently
stunned, as he appeared unable to make
any Roadway toward the shore. Ernst
Tiermer, young farmer, seeing the peril
of the wheelman, plunged into the waves
and soon reached the drowning man. He
succeeded in carrying his burden
about fifty feet, when he was COM
PEELED to let go and swim for his life The
mate and second engineer attached line
ito their bodies and reached Olson, and
with great difficulty brought him ashore.
He was dead. The steamer IS total loss.
She was valued at Sc, 900 and the cargo at
sf7ihl
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HOW 1T WORKS.

Hard Facts in Relation to the Operation OF
the Interstate Commerce Law Pre-
sented to the State Department. by Our
Commercial Agent at London, Ont.
WASHINGTON, May 4-The State De-
partment to-day sent to the Interstate
Commerce Commission a copy of COM
munication just received at the depart
ment from Mr.. Washington, United States
Commercial Agent at Londen, Ont, re-
specting the effects of the Interstate
Commerce law on our trade with Canada.
The agent, writing under date of April
25, says the result Of the act has been
most damaging to both the United States
and Canada, in reference to exports and
imports, and is severely felt both by buy
ers and sellers to and from the United
States. The records of his Office for the
month of April show less activity and
fewer exports than ever before for tho
same period, and he believes the same to
be true throughout Canada.
SIN fact" he says, "for week after the
law took effect, business was at stand
still, and is at present confined almost ex-
clusively to points like Buffalo and De-
troit, which are Immediately across the
line, and require no haul over American
railways"
The Canadian roads, he says, can not yet
give rate over their own and connecting
American lines, and shippers are conse-
quently unwilling to let their goods go to
the frontier, not knowing what the
further delivery to inland and seaboard
points will cost.
This, however, he writes, is not the
worst feature of the case, and is slight
compared with the damage to our import
trade into Canada. The English merchant
in this busy season is able to name the
exact rate of freight, and thus has great
advantage over the American merchant,
who, in the present chaotic condition of
railway tariffs, can not say whether the
rate on his goods will be one or five dol
lars per hundred pounds. A settlement
must shortly be reached, or our commerce
will receive such damage that it will take
years to regain the lost trade and prestige
which the United States has hitherto en-
| joyed in Canada.
| AS illustrating the damaging effects of
| the new law, he cites a case coming under
his notice Of a Canadian merchant who
| tried to make a purchase of California
! goods, amounting to about $40, co., but had
| to give it up on account of the inability of
| American railways to make him freight
rate, and consequently purchased else
| where Rates on American goods comm g
| into Canada are so high and irregular
| that merchants there are grumbling, and
will find other places to pur.
chase if the evil is not corrected.
Thirty-one cars of single comm odity,
are now lying at London, awaiting rates
/ over United States roads, which will
probably be so high that it will be impos
| sible to export it.
Mr.. Washington closes his letter by
submitting his facts without comment as
to a RENE iy but adds that they are hard
facts and ones for which relief should b.
| found at once.
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NATIONAL FINANCES.
Monthly Statement OF the Condition o.
the United States Treasury.

Monthly Statement of the Condition of
the United States Treasury.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The reduction in
the public debt during April amounted to
Sl3,053, O9S, and for the ten months Of the
present fiscal year $50, s65. 923. The Ma
tionaI debt yesterday. less cash In the
treasury, was sl,305, 40, 459, and OF this
amount 1904, 678, 712 is interest-bearing
debt This interest bearing debt is made
up in round number of 738, coo, 900 four per
cent bonds; 100000, 600 of four and one
half per cents: 2S, 00O, coo three per cents;
100000 Pacific railroad bonds and IA,
900, 900 three per cent. navy PEN
sion fund The net cash in the
Treasury is S34, $50, 03S or about
$4,000, 600 more than on April 1. The gold
coin and gold bullion fund balance in the
treasury is $1S1, 902, 430, or about one mill
ion less than month ago. The silver
fund balance has decreased two millions
during the month, and now amounts to
$72, 220, 31s. The store of standard silver
dollars has increased nearly four millions
during the month, and now amounts to
sos, 7SS, $40. Up to April 80 the treasury
had redeemed S, 962, 435 in trade dollars
customs receipts for April were Sl7, 32l, 237
"a million and quarter more than In
April, 1886; internal revenue receipts were
$40, ia, AS, half million more than in
April year ago, and receipts from mis-
cellaneoHs sources amounted to S2,641, 2Il,
:. or a million more than in April, 1886. Re-
ceipts from all sources for the ten months
of this fiscal year aggregate $500, 797, 619,
against $275 SS1. 946 for the correspon din
ten months of the preceding year, while
expenditures for the past ten months have
aggregated $231, LAG, 953, against $206, $685.
AS during the corresponding months of
the preceding year. The pension charge
alone for the ten months past amount ted
to go, S82, $50, or twelve millions more
than for the corresponding ten months OF
the preceding wear.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-12
APPALLING DISASTER.

1he steamship John Knox Lost with All
on Board on the Coast of Newfoundland
The People on Shore Powerless to Ken
Ger Observation-Disclosures of Number OF
the Victims Washed Ashore.
BosToN, May 2.-The Rsrald's ST. Johns
(Newfoundland) special says: The first
news reached here this afternoon of an
appalling marine disaster that occurred
at the southwest point of the channel har-
Dor to the eastward of Cape Ray, late Sat
urday night.
Shortly after midnight the Inhabitants
OF the neighboring shore were aroused
from their slumbers by the sound Of
steamship horn.
Presently rockets were observed to
shoot up toward the heavens in rapid
succession, showing that an unknown
craft was in need Of assistance. The yes
sci was only about four hundred yards
from land, but a heavy gale and tremen-
dous sea prevented boats being sent to
her rescue. Torches and tar barrels
were burned along the beach, and bells
sounded in order the give the imper1led
people an idea of their position, but be-
yond this it was absolutely impossible to
make any attempt to aid the vessel.
Heartrending cries from those in dis.
tress were borne in on the gale
About half-past two o. clock, two hours
after the alarm was first given, the ship
maze plunge ana ulSappeareu pened1n
the sea.
The storm continued till daybreak when
1t subsidized sufficiently to allow the boats
to put off to the scene of the nights
catastrophe Plenty of wreckage was
found floating about, from which the ill
fated steamer was found to be the John
Knox, Captain Brolly, from Glasgow,
bound for Quebec, with cargo Of iron,
liquors and bricks.
The bodies of the captain and fifteen Of
the crew have been recovered, and one of
the latter has been identified by a certifi-
cate of discharge found in his coat pocket
as that of a fireman named John Mcclure.
As the steamer had a crew of about thir-
ty, there are over a dozen bodies still
missing.
The John Knox as an iron steamer of
1,351 tons register, built at JarroW in 1888.
She was owned by Cell Mclean, af Glas-
cow.
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BERMUDA HOUSES.
Durability of the Peculiar Building Mate
rial Used in Their Construction.

Durability Of the Peculiar Building Mate
rial Used in Their Construction.
In speaking of the Bermudas. Rev.
John Snyder SAID: lone of the pretti-
est sights, I believe, ever saw was
when went up into one of their light
houses and looked out upon the islands
below on the one hand and the. wide
ocean on the other. The landscape
was green with palms and all kinds of
tropical plants, and the earth was car
peted with grass. The natives build in
small villages which dot this country
on every side. and the white tops of
these village houses, down among the
the palms, and with carpet of green
grass for background, make a picture
one must see to appreciate. The air
is balmy, and said to be wonderful
curative for consumptives.
"Of what material do they build
houses in BermudaP''
''Of coral; that is to say, of a stone
found about two feet under the soil at
almost any point This is the work of
the coral insect, and has been covered
by the soil in the process of forming the
island"
'.Does the stone stand the weather
and answer for all building pur-
poses?'
Eyes, its durability is somewhat re-
markable when we consider what the
stone is and the way in which it is OBJ
tanned. The masons go out and re-
move the two feet Of soil which cover
the stone, and they find it as soft as
wood. perhaps softer than some kinds
of our hickory. They cut it out into
blocks of any desirable size or shape
and leave It exposed to the air short
time, when it becomes as hard as real
stone and stands the weather accord
ingly."
You spoke of the village house-tops
being white; what makes them sop
Every peasant and resident of the
Bermudas is supposed to paint his
house-top at least once year. The
covering is of stone and sometimes
almost fiat, and as cistern water is
their only source of water supply, they
paint their roofs that they may better
turn the water into their cisterns.
Very often you can see about the forts
large surfaces arranged in this way to
turn water into the cisterns. The
earth is removed off a large space OF
stone and this is so arranged as to turn
the water into common cistern. The
| stone is all painted, and as I said,
looks very beautiful when one looks
down from the lighthouse at this snow
| white substance among the green
grass. st. Louis Republican.
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READING FOR THE YOUNG.
ALREADY ENGAGED.

You needn't ask Nan to q party,
A dinner or ave o'clock tea,
Three weeks from to-day-which Is Thursday
For engaged" and tat home" she will be.
She set her white Brahma this morning,
In a box with sweet hay for bed,
On dozen great eggs all a-autter,
With plumy wings softly ontspread-
The hen looks 30 proud and important,
With her treasures hid under her breasti
Every feather alive II you touch her,
AS If warning you OF from her nest.
And the capable creature viii sit there,
Come sunshine, come storm. or what may,
With her wings. and her warmth. and her wis
dom,
Till exactly three weeks from to-day.
And then! oh. the downy soft treasures.
The dear little yellow round things.
That will break from the shells and come peep,
ing,
And stretching their small helpless wings!
Oh! you needn't ask Nan to a party
Or dinner or Ave o'clock tea,
Three weeks from to-day-which is Thursday
For sat home" and engaged" she will bel
Mary L. B. Branch, in 81. Nicholas.
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Cheerful Apartments

The only way to bring rooms into
your home life is to live in them. A
room opened only for company always
looks stiff and formal, and even the
hostess herself assumes company man.
ners. which stifle sociability in herself
and visitors. There is no reason why
ease and comfort should be incompati-
BILE with handsome or elegant sur
roundings, but if one can not feel
homelike and hospitable because OF
them, by all means keep the plain fur
nishings. Handsome furniture and
decorations do not give personality
and can not make a room homelike,
and no matter how artistic and gor-
geous it may be, unless it bears the inn
press of the home inmate it is entirely
devoid of home sentiment Detroit
Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-12
THE RECENT QUAKE.

Report Of the D0ings OF the Recen'
Earthquake Shocks in Arizona and Other
Western Points-Curious Phenomena
Mountains Disappear and volcanoes
Makes Their Advent.
TUCSON. Ariz., May Am earthquake
shock at 2:21 yesterday afternoon did con-
siderable damage in the way OF rocking
buildings, and caused a panic among the
people, who rushed into the streets and
ran frantically about. 1t was the first
earthquake ever experienced here.
rumblinp noise accompanied the vibra-
tions. The taller buildings swayed as If
about to topple over. The shock had q
singular effect upon the Santa Catanina
mountains, great masses started from
their sides at various points and falling
seven thousand feet to their base, sent up
volumes of dust resembling the vapors Of
volcano. A prominent peak, known as
the Old Castle, landmark from time
immemorial. suddenly disappeared from
sight.
The vibrations lasted about four min
utes, and slight occurrences of the mo.
tion have been twice felt since. After the
shock volcano appeared in Total Wreck
mountains, about twenty miles south OF
Tucson. Its flames brilliantly Illuminated
the sky last night, and the smoke arising
from it was visi BILE to-day.
BENSON, Ariz., May 5.-About two O'Clock
yesterday afternoon great terror was
caused among the citizens by an earth.
quake shock. Buildings were quickly de-
serted. Though considerable damage was
done, no one was hurt. Slight tremors
followed the shock, being felt at intervals
during last night.
A man has arrived from the San Pedro
river and reports that the shock was
severe IN that vicinity. A assure in the
ground six inches wide opened in one
place, and water rose whore there had
been dry land. The phenomenon OF
smoke arising from the W hetstone mount
ain, eight miles south, was witnessed
| from here after the shock. The appear
| ance is that of volcano, and there is
great excitement about the occurrence, as
no volcano has ever before existed in this
region. A party have started for the
| mountains to make an investigation.
WILCOX, Ariz, May 5-A shock OF
earthquake occurred here at 2:10 p. m
yesterday, causing much damage to build
| ings. One dwelling was shattered so thai
| it will have to be rebuilt. The vibration
were from north to south, and lasted ar
hour and three-q uarters.
SAN Francisco, May 5.-A severe earth.
quake shock occurred Tuesday in the
the southern portion of the United States,
which extended from Centervllle, Cal,
through Arizona and New Mexico to FL
Paso, Tex. 1t was also felt at Guaymas,
Mex.
CENTREvILLE, Cal, May "A severe
earthquake shock, preceded by series
of rum lings and dull explosions, was
felt here at twelve minutes past seven
yesterday morning. The direction was
from north to south.
PH@NIz ,Ariz., May Am earthquake
shock was experienced here at $40 p. m
yesterday. Clocks were stopped and
building swayed perceptibly. The vibra-
ton was north to south.
GLOBE, Ariz., May AT 3:11 p m. yes.
terday an earthquake shock, lasting fol
twenty seconds, was felt here. The In
dams were greatly terrified.